Thinking of you

Good morning everyone, and what a soggy one it is too with the rain lashing the windows! I hope all is well in your world...hugs

Well, my holiday week is coming to it's end, it's back to work on Monday. So far it has either been thick fog or pouring rain every day, with no chance of going out with my cameras, and according to the forecast it is going to get worse!!! Still, I have spent lots of time in my craftroom, and went out for lunch one day so it has been all gloom, and yesterday I went browsing at PDA and of course one or two bits fell into my basket LOL.

It was lovely to see you last night Lesley, it's been a long time...hugs

On to my cards for today.

They are both very simple, indeed, they couldn't be much more simple!

Both are 7x5, folded and cut from an A4 sheet of white linencard from The Range.

For the first one, I used an old Crafts Too embossing folder on white pearlised card, then cut to size and rounded the corners with my Corner Chomper, what a wonderful tool that is, then layered it onto ribbed gold card from PDA. Sentiment stamped with My Creative Time.

For the second one I used one of my new Darice folders and ribbed pewter card, also from PDA

Sentiment stamped with, I think, SU.

As for the weather, it looks like another day in the craftroom, not that I am complaining :o)

Jackie xx

 

Christmas 41 and 42

Good morning everyone, I hope all is well in your world...hugs.

Mother Nature conspires against us! I was due to meet with a lovely Blogger at Attenborough Nature Reserve yesterday morning for coffee and the rain was coming down by the bucketload and it was very windy so we postponed, this morning it is fine and dry, albeit a tad grey. Oh well Sally, let us hope it is kinder in the Spring!

At least I got three cards made instead LOL.

Speaking of cards, the two I have lined up to share today were very awkward to photograph due to them consisting of mainly silver mirri card, so I had to do them at awkward angles cuz you can see me in them nearly as clear as a mirror, that's my red dressing gown and hand on the left!

 Whilst looking for something else, I came across this Crafts Too embossing folder and I just happened to have some silver mirri card on my worktable for the card below, so I had to try it and I was surprised how clearly it embossed without taking the surface off.

I layered it onto black card from my scrap box then onto the basecard which was A4 folded and cut to 7x5.

It is so long since I discarded the sentiment stamp packaging that I can't remember where it was from!

 Basecard is same as above but cut to fit into 6x6 envelope.

Own teardrop tress cut on my old Cricut from MME glittery card.

Own stitched square also cut on the same old Cricut and layered onto pewter textured card from PDA.

Stars cut with Lea'bilities dies.

Both are very simple cards, still catching up with those filched by my Grand-daughter :o)

Jackie xx

3 for the Christmas box

Good morning everyone, I hope all is well in your world, hugs.

This afternoon I am joining my friends for a craft day, and I am soooooooooooooo looking forward to it, I haven't seen some of them since my birthday on March 2nd. I can't be with them for the whole day because of having to get Stephen's meals etc for him, but I can leave him a packed tea and flask of coffee, and the afternoon/evening is better than nothing :o)

Onto my cards for today. I made these a few weeks ago but never got around to blogging them!

Card used is white hammered from Papermill Direct, pearlised white which I bought at Donnington Hall a couple of years ago and coloured card is from my scrap box.

The first one is 6x6, the second is A6 and the third is 7x5.

Backing paper is an ancient HOTP one.

Embossing folders are Cuttlebug and Crafts too.

Dies are Marianne (large tree) and Memory Box (star and deer).

Bauble is (I think) Elzybells stamp which I cut out by hand.

Not my finest but not my worst either (they are in the bin) LOL.

Jackie xx

Simple Easter card

Good morning everyone, I do hope you are all warm, dry and well {{{{{hugs}}}}} for those who need or want them.

Thank you all for your enquiries about my cough. It hasn't quite gone yet but it's improving, and I actually slept about 4 hours solid last night :o)

My card for today is just a simple Easter card made with diecuts and embossing folders :o)

Base card is PMS hammered white folded and cut to 7x5.

Yellow layer is also PMS hammered card.

The embossed backing is made up from part of two different folders, one is Cuttlebug and the other is Crafts too.

Crosses are from Spellbinders.

Sentiment printed in MS Word and cut with SU punches.

Jackie xx

Two for you today, own photographs

Good morning Bloggers, I hope all is well in your world...hugs

I took Stephen for his physio and neuro therapy yesterday and they were really impressed with his progress :o)

I have two cards for you this morning as I didn't manage to do my usual Tuesday upload this week so without more ado, here they are.

For this one I used PMS white hammered card folded and cut to my favourite 7x5. 

I embossed white pearlised card with A4 Embossalicious folder then layered it onto red Papermania card, the same as that backing my lily photograph which is printed onto white PM textured card, then cut with Nesties. I coloured white pearls with copic pen.

For this one I used plain white card. I had previously cut a 5" template with my Cricut and I drew round this on the folded card then cut with Xcut Guillotine. I then embossed the front with Crafts Too bamboo folder and I think the little edge folder is from Cuttlebug.

Printed my dahlia photograph onto PM textured card then cut it and the red PM backing with Nesties :o)

Jackie xx

Christmas card # 3 with new dies

Good afternoon everyone, I hope you are all warm, dry and well...hugs

My shoulders certainly don't like the cold wet weather. I've never suffered pain due to weather conditions before and it's giving me a healthy respect for those who suffer every winter!

Here is Christmas card No. 3. I really am determined to get well ahead this year :o)

Card used is PMS hammered white, folded and cut to 7x5, gold mirri, white glittercard and white pearlised.

Embossing folder is from Crafts Too and new deer and star dies are from Memory Box :o)

Jackie xx

Birthday parcels

Good morning everyone, I hope all is well in your world, and if not then here's some hugs {{{{{hugs}}}}}.

I promised I'd tell you about our crafting day on Sunday and WOW what a day it was. There were 7 of us and we started off with bacon and cheese paninis and a cuppa and lots of hugging and chinwagging. Then off we all went to Byrkley Park for some craft retail therapy. Back we all came after spending the obligatory fortune, and had wonderful home made quiche followed by home made scones with strawberries and clotted cream. We thought we'd died and gone to heaven LOL. We spent the afternoon crafting during which I made 8 very simple Christmas cards and then we piled into two cars and off we went into Derby to the new Cosmo's for dinner. OMG what a wonderful place that was, for the second time in one day we had died and gone to heaven. Methinks I put at least half a stone on that day LOL. Anyhow, before you all nod off I will share a card with you :o)

Very simple card. Embossed parcels are chalked then layered onto a scrap piece of mirri card, then layered onto the basecard which is plain what folded and cut to 7x5. Sentiment is SU stamp and the ribbon is from stash. Embossing folder is from Crafts Too :o)

Jackie xx

White on white Christmas

Good morning everyone, I hope all is well in your world, and if it isn't then here's s few {{{{{hugs}}}}} for you.

I don't mind the cold but I wish we didn't have these long dark nights. I shudder to think of what it's like where they have 6 months of darkness!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am off out to my cousin's for the day and we will go out for a pub lunch, then at teatime I will be at my daughter's so my day is well taken care of :o)

My card for today is a very simple one but I do love white on white.

I cut and folded white linen card to 5x7. Crafts Too embossed background is pearlised white card.

Glittercard Lea'bilities diecut trees and stars complete it with just a tiny bit of colour in the windows of the house :o)

Jackie xx

Wonderful day in York + a card

Good morning everyone, I hope all is well in your world. Thank goodness the rain has stopped!

I have a fantastic day in York on Sunday with my daughter and granddaughter. We (daughter and me) had gone up there to take granddaughter Sian's bike so she can get out and about, and I wanted to be nosey and see what her digs is like LOL. She and three other students are sharing a bungalow and I was very surprised, and relieved,  to see how nice it is LOL. Sian took us on a tour of the Minster area and in the Minster itself. Wow, what a magnificent building that is! Of course it cost me for lunch for the three of us but it was well worth it, and what an unforgettable day it was :o)

Anyhow, on to my card for today.

Another very simple card but no photographs LOL.

I bought this Crafts Too embossing folder a few weeks ago and forgot all about it tut. tut!

Embossed very pale blue pearlised card and I love how clear it shows up. Added a Marianne deer diecut (another new toy) and stamped Woodware greeting and that's all there is to it :o)

Jackie xx

Christmas card

Oooooops! I just realised that I have uploaded this card before, my apologies. Call it a senior moment :o)
I thought it was time I got back to my Christmas card making before it's too late! First though, welcome to new follower Marianne. Technically, Marianne has been commenting for a long time on my cards but has just joined my followers officially, welcome aboard Marianne :o)

This is a very simple card indeed!

I made it while I was at my dear friend Viv's a couple of weeks ago. I used an embossing folder for the background, I think it is Crafts Too, no name on it so not sure! I borrowed the sentiment stamp from Viv so no idea who made it. Marianne tree die cut and Memory box holly vine complete. There, I told you it was very simple :o)

Jackie xx

A welcome + another meerkat card

Good morning bloggers, I hope all is well in your world.

First I must welcome new follower Sue (Bearhouse). Hi there Sue, lovely to see you found you way to blogland :o)

Short post today as I have a friend coming over to see how I do things on the computer, so on to my card for today.  You have seen this meerkat baby previously but this time he is not printed straight onto the card.

Photograph printed onto linen card then cut and matted with nesties. White linen card cut and folded to 6x6 then embossed with Crafts Too folder Bamboo. Poppies from Memory Box die and foliage from Marianne die.

Jackie xx

New embossing and cut and emboss folders.....

.....three of them!

Two Crafts Too folders and one Marianne designs cut and emboss folder and I did enjoy playing with them :o)

I made the roses made using a borrowed Marianne die, used Leone Em punch for the leaves, and a mixture of Xcut, Leone Em and ? punches for the flowers. All the flutterbies are from Martha Stewart punches and the tiny dragonflies from a Xcut punch. Romantic sentiment is a PB stamp heat embossed, and the sentiment on the easel card is SU cut with SU punches :o)

Jackie xx